http://www.ayushveda.com/womens-magazine/substance-abuse/ Magazine for Women covering Fashion, Pregnancy, Health, Diet, Life, Career, Relationships and more Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.ayushveda.com/womens-magazine/substance-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Sandy M. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:46:47 +0000 http://www.ayushveda.com/womens-magazine/?p=8721#comment-231 Women's drug and alcohol problems are further compounded by addition issue that are unique to women; co-dependency, body distortion issues, love addition and eating disorders to name a few, and these destructive behaviors are just a symptom of a woman's deep beliefs about herself. Women internalize their shame, which often leads to deep depression, suicide attempts, destructive relationship patterns and many more negative consequences. Admitting that she has a problem and seeking professional help, such as drug and alcohol treatment and other forms of therapy are her only hope at this point. Many women also fear the shame of her drug and alcohol problems so intensely that it may take an intervention with the help of family and loved ones to get her to seek help. Women’s drug and alcohol problems are further compounded by addition issue that are unique to women; co-dependency, body distortion issues, love addition and eating disorders to name a few, and these destructive behaviors are just a symptom of a woman’s deep beliefs about herself. Women internalize their shame, which often leads to deep depression, suicide attempts, destructive relationship patterns and many more negative consequences. Admitting that she has a problem and seeking professional help, such as drug and alcohol treatment and other forms of therapy are her only hope at this point. Many women also fear the shame of her drug and alcohol problems so intensely that it may take an intervention with the help of family and loved ones to get her to seek help.

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